Description: This is a custom 12" figure commemorating one of the most well known people of the Old West, William Barclay "Bat" Masterson. Masterson spent the first half of his life in what we remember as the Wild West. He was a buffalo hunter, army scout, Indian fighter (gaining notoriety in the 2nd Battle of Adobe Walls), gunfighter, and lawman. In the Second Battle of Adobe Walls, Bat and 27 other buffalo hunters stood off 200 Indians led by Comanche Chief Quanah Parker for five days. The buffalo hunters lost four men (one accidently shot himself) while the Indians lost between 30-70 men. Bat was friends with some of the best known gunfighters and lawmen of the old West. Among his friends were Wyatt Earp, Like Short, Ben Thompson, Charlie Bassett, and Bill Cody. Bat's first gunfight was with Corporal Melvin King in Sweetwater, Texas on January 24th, 1876. The fight was allegedly over a girl named Mollie Brennan. Molly was accidentally shot by King and died in the gunfight. Bat was hit but recovered from his wound. King died of his wounds. During his life Bat was sheriff or marshal at different times and was involved in more shootouts. Bat's main reputation with a gun came from a joke played on a young reporter. The joke happened in Gunnison, Colorado in August 1881. The young reporter, looking for a story, asked Dr. W.S. Cockrell if there were any man killers around. Dr. Cockrell pointed to a young man nearby and told the reporter it was Bat and that he had killed 26 men. Cockrell then regaled the young man with lurid details of Bat's exploits. The young reporter had the stories printed in several newspapers. Masterson claims to have not even been in Gunnison at the time this happened. That would seem to be the case as Dr. Cockrell later apologized to Masterson for the elaborate joke. In his early thirties Bat moved to Denver and became a sporting man or gambler. He became interested in prize fighting and became a leading authority on the sport. Bat attended most of the big prize fights in the United States, from the 1880's until his death in 1921. His friends included boxing greats such as John L. Sullivan, James J. "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, Jack Johnson, and Jack Dempsey. Bat moved to New York in 1902 and became a reporter and columnist for the New York Morning Telegraph up until his death in 1921. He covered boxing and other sports but would also do articles with his opinions on crime, politics, war, and other topics. This figure would make a nice addition to any collection. stand included. sold as is. Please note the following-when a figure is a custom figure that means it is not a licensed product,or "official" but something the customizer did by combining figures and accessories from different makers and toy releases to come up with the custom figure or figures. I started customizing figures a few years back because I couldn't find more than a handful of "official" releases and unable to find figures of people I wanted to collect. I checked in to the market of custom figures. Most of the custom figures available back then cost several hundred dollars, so, I started doing my own. Because I needed to support my new hobby, I started selling some custom figures. My prices reflect my acquisition cost, time involved, and some profit. Thanks for the look, have fun shopping! Shipping and Handling as follows: Domestic-priority mail- $15.00 1st item, $8.00 each additional item. . items are normally shipped out within a day or two of cleared payment.
Price: 99.99 USD
Location: Osage City, Kansas
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Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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